7 bodies recovered in northern Ethiopia after boat accident
Tue, Jul 20 2021 08:51:55 AM
Addis Ababa, Jul 20 (IANS): Rescuers have found bodies of seven passengers of a capsized boat in northern Ethiopia, a local official said on Monday.
Cherinet Asmare, Chief Police Commander of East Dembia locality, Central Gonder zone of Amhara regional state, said rescuers found the bodies of seven passengers after two days of intensive search operations, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Asmare further said that rescuers are currently trying to retrieve the bodies of more missing passengers of the capsized boat, reported state media outlet Ethiopia News Agency (ENA).
The deadly accident happened on Saturday evening when a boat transporting up to 13 passengers and large cargo on Ethiopia s Lake Tana, overturned.
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2021-04-30 13:55:40 GMT2021-04-30 21:55:40(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADDIS ABABA, April 30 (Xinhua) Ethiopia has banned civilians from carrying firearms within a 10 kilometer radius of a key highway connecting Ethiopia with its northwestern neighbor, Sudan, Ethiopia News Agency (ENA) reported on Friday.
The ban was part of the measures instituted by a newly established command post to stem sporadic communal violence in the Central Gonder zone of Ethiopia s Amhara regional state, the ENA said.
Under the new security measures, only Ethiopian security forces are allowed to handle and operate firearms in the restricted zone along the 147-kilometer highway linking Gonder city with Metema city, the news agency said.